Windshield wiper clip



Jan. 16, 1934. v. H. CHRISTEN WINDSHIELD WIPER CLIP Filed Dec. 28, 1932 INVENTOR fv/Z (Zak/e71 M ATTORNEY,

Patented Jan. 16, 1934 WINDSHIELD WIPER CLIP Victor H. Christen, Detroit, Mich.

Application December 28, 1932 Serial No. 649,183

4 Claims. (01. 15-250) This invention relates to a windshield wiper When it is desired to secure the clip to a clip and more particularly to a clip of improved wire arm shown at 13 having an end 14 bent design which can be used with different sorts at right angles to the main portion, it is only of Windshield wiper arms. necessary to insert the end of the arm through 5 Prior to my invention many windshield wiper the space 9 and when the arm has been placed 60 clips have been devised but most of these rein the position shown in Fig. 1, the flange 10 quire a screw to hold the arm in place. It is is then bent over the arm thereby fixing the one object of my invention to provide a clip latter securely to the, clip. The arm is prevented which may be fixed to either a wire arm or from moving longitudinally since the end 14 will 10 an inverted channel-shaped arm without the use bear against either the edge of the struck-out 65 of a bolt or screw. Moreover, while there have portion or the end 15 of the clip. An inverted been clips which have not required a screw, these channel-shaped arm 16 may be very easily se havegenerally not provided any means for precured to the clip by inserting the flange 11 in venting the arm from slipping longitudinally the longitudinal slot 17 in the upper surface 15 relative to the clip even when secured in place. of the arm and then bending over the flange 70 As a second object of my invention, therefore, as shown in Fig. 4. This arm is prevented from Ihave prevented this clip from sliding longimoving longitudinally by the flange 11 hearing tudinally in a manner which will be fully deagainst the ends of the slot 17. scribed hereafter. I My clip is secured to the windshield wiper A further advantage of my invention lies in blade by means of the bolt 18 which passes 75 v the fact that my clip may be constructed in a through the holes 19 in the downwardly extendvery simple manner by stamping a sheet of metal. ing flanges 20 of the clip, and the blade. The

In the drawing: bolt 18 is threaded for only a short distance at Fig. 1 is an elevation showing my clip fixed its end with the result that the blade is permitted to a wire arm and a windshield wiper blade of to pivot back and forth as the windshield wiper 80 the usual sort. is moved from side to side, which permits the Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. blade to be maintained at an acute angle with Fig. 3 is an elevation showing my clip fixed the windshield at all times. to an inverted channel-shaped arm. It may thus be seen that I have devised a clip Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. which may be very easily constructed and which Fig. 5 is a view of my clip after it has been will securely hold a great number of windshield p wiper arms without permitting them to slip.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, WhatI claim is:

1 represents a windshield wiper blade of the 1. A device for securing a windshield wiper 35 usual sort, in which strips of rubber 2 are seblade to an arm having in combination a strip of 90 cured in a channel-shaped stamping 3. As may metal bent back upon itself forming two side be seen in Fig. 5 the clip is formed of one portions, one of said side portions having a strip of metal 4 stamped out to provide the elestruck-out portion and one of said side portions ments which will now be described. After the having a flange, two of the walls of said struck stamping operations the strip 4 is bent back upon out portion being sheared from the side portion 95 itself to form two parallel side portions 5 and 6. .to form a pocket whereby a wire windshield wiper- The struck-out portion '7 is formed in the side arm may be fixed to said strip when said arm is portion 5 approximately in .the mid point of inserted in the pocket between said struck-out said side portion extending toward the other side. portion and side portion and said flange is bent portion 6 and partially fitting into the recess 8. over said arm, and means for pivotally securing 100 A space 9 is thus formed in which a piece of said strip to awindshield wiper blade. wire, of the size generally'used to form wind- 2. A device for securing a windshield wiper shield wiper arms, may be inserted. The flange blade to an arm having in combination a strip 10 is formed by simply cutting out a portion of metal bent back upon itself forming spaced of the side 5 and is therefore in the same plane parallel side portions, one of said side portions 105' as that side portion. The upstanding flange 11 having a struck-out portion disposed between is formed as a portion of the side 6 and is bent said side portions and one of said side portions inwardly as shown at 12 so that the main porhaving a flange extending, therefrom, two of the tion of the flange extends upwardly midway bewalls of said struck out portion being sheared tween the two sides; from the side portion to form a pocket whereby 11o a wire windshield wiper arm may be fixed to said strip when it is inserted in the pocket betweet. said struck-out portion and side portion and said flange is bent over said arm. and means for pivotally securing said strip to a windshield wiper blade.

3. A device for securing a windshield wiper blade to an arm having in combination a strip of metal bent back upon itself forming two side portions, one of said side portions having an upstanding flange, whereby an inverted channelshaped arm having a longitudinal slot in its upper surface may be fixed to said strip when said arm is placed over said side portions, said flange fitting into said slot, and said flange is bent downwardly adjacent to said arms, and means for pivotally securing said strip to a windshield wiper blade.

4. A device for securing a windshield wiper blade to an arm having in combination a strip of metal bent back upon itself forming two parallel side portions, one of said side portions having an upstanding flange, said flange being oflset from 

